Songs from Mama Africa-La première de son genre: une suite charmante inspirée de cinq chansons folkloriques africaines. African Harmony se prête à une interprétation instrumentale ou avec chorale (SATB).

Exploring the rhythms and sounds of Africa Quincy Hilliard uses some unusual percussion sounds as well as clapping and pencils hitting stands. A slow lyrical section provides excellent opportunities to work on phrasing. The main theme then returns to build to a powerful and exciting conclusion. Perfect for the multicultural portion of your concert!

Arr. Naohiro Iwai. Par MC COY VAN. Van McCoy a largement contribué au développement vertigineux de la musique disco dans les années 70 avec, en autres, des titres comme African Symphony et Real McCoy. African Symphony (“Symphonie africaine”) est devenu l’air emblématique de la collection New Sounds for Concert Band À l’écoute de cette oeuvre, on se prend à rêver d’un prochain départ pour la savane. Subtile combinaison de rythmes africains et de musique occidentale, African Symphony (« Symphonie Africaine ») est à l’image du continent qu’elle représente : une mosaïque de sons et de couleurs. / Niveau : 4 / Musique légère originale / Répertoire / Concert Band ou Harmonie ou Fanfare

as performed by Toto-Lorsque les membres du groupe rock TOTO écrivaient Africa ils considéraient l?abandonner sans l?ajouter à l?album final étant donné qu?il leur avait fallu tellement longtemps pour mettre la touche finale à la mélodie. Ils ne pouvaient pas se douter alors que cette chanson allait devenir un tel succès international ! Vous allez apprécier ce bel arrangement de difficulté 3 de Wolfgang Wössner.

as performed by Toto-Lorsque les membres du groupe rock TOTO écrivaient Africa ils considéraient l?abandonner sans l?ajouter à l?album final étant donné qu?il leur avait fallu tellement longtemps pour mettre la touche finale à la mélodie. Ils ne pouvaient pas se douter alors que cette chanson allait devenir un tel succès international ! Vous allez apprécier ce bel arrangement de difficulté 3 de Wolfgang Wössner.

Arr. Roland Kernen. Par KAEMPFERT BERT. Bert Kaempfert est considéré comme un grand maître de la variété internationale. Il a écrit des chansons pour des stars mondiales telles qu’Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, Shirley Bassey, Anita Kerr et Frank Sinatra. Le son mythique de sa formation a fait le tour du monde. Ses affinités avec la musique noire et sa fascination pour les sonorités sud-africaines ont influencé plusieurs de ses compositions et arrangements. Roland Kernen a rassemblé cinq mélodies célèbres dans ce medley unique : Zambesi, African Beat, Wimoweh, Happy Trumpeter et Skokiaan. / Niveau : 3 / Pop and rock / Recueil / Concert Band ou Harmonie

Arr. Roland Kernen. Par KAEMPFERT BERT. Bert Kaempfert est considéré comme un grand maître de la variété internationale. Il a écrit des chansons pour des stars mondiales telles qu’Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, Shirley Bassey, Anita Kerr et Frank Sinatra. Le son mythique de sa formation a fait le tour du monde. Ses affinités avec la musique noire et sa fascination pour les sonorités sud-africaines ont influencé plusieurs de ses compositions et arrangements. Roland Kernen a rassemblé cinq mélodies célèbres dans ce medley unique : Zambesi, African Beat, Wimoweh, Happy Trumpeter et Skokiaan. / Niveau : 3 / Pop and rock / Recueil / Concert Band ou Harmonie

Born in South Africa, but now an Irish citizen, Kevin Volans' musical idiom has been shaped by an unusually diverse range of experiences, including studies with Stockhausen in Cologne, field trips to South Africa to study traditional music, his own involvement with the New Simplicity movement, his collection of contemporary art and African textiles, friendships with composers like Morton Feldman and Gerald Barry, as well as a love of virtuoso piano music which he performs, broadcasts and records. While having an easily recognised, unique voice, Volans' music resists compartmentalisation. He is as comfortable working in conventional genres as embarking on innovative collaborations with artists of other disciplines.String Quartet #1 (White Man Sleeps) was written for the Kronos Quartet and was first performed by them in July 1986, London.The title 'White Man Sleeps' comes from a moment in nyanga Panpipe music where the performers leave off playing their loud pipes for a few cycles and dance only to the sound of their ankle rattles, to let the white landowner sleep - for a minute or two.'In composing this piece I drew from the following sources: the first movement owes something to the style of Basotho concertina music - the second and fourth movements are drawn from traditional Nyungwe music played by Makina Chirenje and his Nyanga panpipe group at Nsava, Tete, Mozambique, recorded and transcribed by Andrew Tracey (to be found in an article entitled 'The nyanga Panpipe dance' in African Music, Vol.5, #1 (1971) - the third movement derives from the San bow music (recorded by Tony Traill of the University of Witwatersrand) and from Basotho lesiba music, transcribed by myself - in the fifth movement I added my own invented folklore. My approach to the original music was anything but purist - it is played in Western tuning, filtered, slowed down by a few 'time-octaves?, cast into non-African metres (like the 13-beat pattern of the first dance) and redistributed between the players in several ways. I also used interlocking techniques where they were absent in the original models and vice versa' - Kevin VolansDuration 24 minutes. Parts available: CH61205. / Quatuor A Cordes (Conducteur)

Yakolo. Yakolo is originally a dance song from Africa. It reflects the people of Africa?s zest for life, following the maxim ?Come and join us!?. In this work, the ?call and response? principle is featured as a trademark element of traditional African music. The rhythmic melodies invite listeners to sing and dance along and thus give shape to the African art of celebrating together. The repeating themes will be sure to put a smile on everyone?s face!

Let the rhythmic joy of these African folk songs invigorate your audience at your next concert. The young band will enjoy performing this excellent arrangement by James Curnow with foot-stomping and hand-clapping as well asaccessibly enjoyable instrumental parts. Good easy band arrangements of authentic African melodies are somewhat rare considering the immense wealth of styles of music that infuse the continent. This new piece is sure to becomestandard literature for young bands. Perfect for multicultural events.

Full Score and Parts for Brass Band to Brian Balmages' African Journey. The use of 'snares off' and a tom-tom part will take your students on a musical safari with African Journey. Open 4ths and 5ths create a very mysterious setting. The piece also features some excellent contrapuntal writing between the ostinato figures and the melodic line that will keep student interest high during both rehearsal and performance time.

This piece is a joyous arrangement of the popular Kenyan song 'Wana Baraka.' Repeating percussion patterns utilizing cowbell, claves, tom tom, and bass drum provide a solid rhythmic foundation for the catchy syncopated melody. A typical call-and-response section gives this arrangement an authentic African feel. (2:00) / Concert Band

L'expression 'groove' est un terme générique souvent utilisé pour les nombreux styles rythmiques typiques de la musique afro-américaine. En fait presque n'importe quel rythme dansant est appelé groove - ceci s'étend au jazz un genre musical qui s'est développé d'éléments importés d'Afrique. African Groove fera « groover » votre public les fera claquer des doigts et même danser.